Asylum-Seeking Trauma

About the Book

Each asylum seeker has a story of why he left home, the difficulties he met on the journey and how he got asylum. Some are unable to retell their stories because of the amount of suffering they experienced in the different countries they passed through. But there is nothing more painful than being told that what you suffered is a lie, and then being detained and deported to the very countries you had run away and sitting your mind to receive the treatment you thought you had escaped. This book appeals to people in authority to please believe the stories of asylum seekers; give them a new home; a job and a future.

About the Author

I am an asylum seeker whose story was initially not believed. As a result I lived 5 years as a destitute-not allowed to work; surviving on donations and without a place to stay. I slept under newspapers on open land. Yet in Zimbabwe I was a lecturer, a trainer of teachers and co-author of the People Making History text book series. But even after being granted asylum I still cannot get a professional job. I appeal to people in host countries to give asylum seekers a chance to contribute to the development of their new homes, even where the stay may be temporary.